Corrido de Viet Nam
Fama 121 · San Jose, California
- Artist
- Pedro y Juan
- Title
- Corrido de Viet Nam
- Release
- Corrido de Viet Nam / Soldado raso
- Label
- Fama # 121
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- Spanish
- Country
- San Jose, California, USA
- Songwriter
- Pedro Martinez
- Genre
- Hispanic Music · Corrido · Ranchera · Tejano
Annotation — Mexican-American / Hispanic Songs
Another obscure Mexican-American Corrido artist - corrido songs traditionally spread news and information in Mexican territories through folk music in the late 18th century. Musicians continued this tradition in the US, singing about wars and political events, such as the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK (see Homenaje a Robert F. Kennedy, El corrido de John F. Kennedy, and Memorias del Dr. Martin Luther King as examples). (1) (2) This one is double-sided, with the tracks "Corrdio de Viet Nam" and "Soldado Raso", released on Discos Fama (# 121), out of San Jose, California, USA.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Duo billed in full as "Pedro Y Juan Y Sus Tejanos" (vocal: Pedro), who recorded "Corrido De Viet Nam" b/w "Soldado Raso" on the Fama label (121-A), composed by Pedro Martinez and produced by George Rodriguez. UCLA's Strachwitz Frontera Collection catalogues the recording with country USA and the subject tags soldier, farewell, Vietnam, war, country and pride; the collection's copy was donated by Chris Strachwitz. [Source: UCLA Strachwitz Frontera Collection]